Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

4TH BOSTON (KIRTON) SCOUT GROUP 

Scouting activities for young people aged 6 to 16.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£53£47£6n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/03/22£58£63£-5n/an/an/an/an/a36
31/03/21£12£19£-7n/an/an/an/an/a39
31/03/20£51£45£5n/an/an/an/an/a43
31/03/19*£53£48£6n/an/an/an/an/a47
31/03/18*£52£24£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£40£48£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£23£23£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£24£16£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£25£30£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£24£13£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£25£22£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£20£18£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£19£19£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£19£19£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£17£17£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£14£15£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£14£11£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£15£8£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£13£6£7£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 42 years

carl.sharp1973@gmail.com

07305704662

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Lincolnshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/03/1982, number: 512391
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR19: 248 days late, AR18: 362 days late, AR07: 140 days late,
Main office

7 Thorne Way
Kirton
BOSTON
Lincolnshire
PE20 1JP

Objectives

THEINSTRUCTION OF BOYS OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF DISCIPLINE, LOYALTY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP.

Defined Area of Benefit:

KIRTON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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